About

IIM Visakhapatnam is an autonomous Centrally-Funded Technical Institution (CFTI) set up by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India in 2015 as a registered Society with a constituted Board of Governors under the Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act 2001.

Programme

The two-year, full-time, residential Post Graduate Programme, leading up to Post Graduate Diploma in Management, is designed to equip students to take on leadership roles in a rapidly changing global scenario.

Admissions

The admission process seeks to identify the most promising candidates for the Post Graduate Programme in Management for IIMV. IIMV uses multiple parameters, namely academic performance in 10th standard examination, 12th standard examination and Bachelor’s degree examination, candidates’ score in CAT, as well as performance in Personal Interview and Written Ability Test to judge the suitability of candidates for PGP Programme. Relevant work experience, if any, is also given weight in the selection.

Faculty

In order to deliver the highest level of quality education, faculty for IIMV were chosen from the full-time or adjunct / visiting faculty of IIMB. The curriculum design and the course delivery at IIMV is as per the standards of IIMB. IIMB faculty travel to Visakhapatnam every week for teaching courses, provide academic guidance and extended hours of consultation for students.

Placements

The recruitment process at the institute is coordinated by Career Development Services (CDS) office along with a Student Placement Committee. The institute provides all support in terms of infrastructure and facilities needed for the recruitment process. Recruitments at IIM Visakhapatnam take place in two phases:

The Lateral Placement Process addresses the increasing need of corporates for students with work experience. This process is limited to candidates who have at least 22 months of work experience.

Breadcrumb

The IIM Bill 2017

The IIM Bill, 2017 was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 19.12.2017. With this, the Bill stands passed by both Houses of Parliament. Thus, the prestige and popularity of IIMs will get enhanced as Institutions of National Importance. The IIMs will have degree granting powers and autonomy as envisaged in the Bill.

The Bill empowers IIMs to attain standards of global excellence in management education, management research and allied areas of knowledge.

The IIMs, in their new configuration, will play a key role in sensitizing management education to the vision of inclusive, equitable and sustainable national development goals in order to contribute holistically to the society. They will support and develop programmes promoting social and gender equity. They will develop educational programmes and faculties that advance the cause of education, teaching and learning, across disciplines. They will support and collaborate with management institutions and other educational institutions in India. They will co-operate and collaborate with educational or management institutions in other countries to extend the interests of management education and research.

In short, the IIM Bill 2017 brings to the Institutes due autonomy with accountability as well as freedom and flexibility in operations with due answerability to the stakeholders. Thus, the IIM Bill 2017 is progressive and path-breaking in many respects.